Distance from the record
This close sat 69.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 21 April 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Lowest closing price since 3 April 2020
Silver closed at $14.82 per troy ounce on 21 April 2020, down $0.738 (4.74%) from the previous close of $15.56.
Notable session: moved more than 3% in a session.
Silver lost 4.74% in one session, far more than a normal day's range. Falls this size rarely happen in isolation — the days on either side give the move its context.
This close sat 69.50% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.94, making this a -0.80% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $14.82 per troy ounce on 21 April 2020. That is $0.74 lower than the previous close of $15.56, a move of -4.74%.
The silver price fell on 21 April 2020, losing $0.74 (4.74%) against the previous session's close of $15.56.
At $14.82 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.48 on 21 April 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 113.3 on 21 April 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 113.3 ounces of silver.
A week before 21 April 2020, silver was around $16.07 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.82 is a loss of 7.8% over the week.
A month before 21 April 2020, silver was around $12.35 per troy ounce, so the close of $14.82 is a gain of 20.0% over the month.
It closed 69.50% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.